Sensient Technologies announced the appointment of Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt and Joseph Carleone to its Board of Directors.

“We are very pleased to welcome Deborah and Joe to the Board,” said Paul Manning , Sensient president and CEO. “These individuals bring valuable leadership experience to Sensient. I look forward to having the benefit of their skills and insights as we work to deliver value for our shareholders.”

McKeithan-Gebhardt is president and COO of Tamarack Petroleum Company, and also serves as CEO of Tamarack River Resources. Tamarack Petroleum is a private company engaged in oil and gas exploration. McKeithan-Gebhardt has been with Tamarack, where she previously served as general counsel, since 1991. Prior to joining Tamarack, she was an attorney in private practice.

Dr. Carleone is president and CEO of American Pacific Corporation, a manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients, fine and specialty chemicals for the aerospace and fire-protection industries and electro-chemical equipment for the water treatment industry. Prior to its merger with H.I.G. Capital in February 2014, American Pacific was publicly traded on the NASDAQ and Dr. Carleone served as its chairman and CEO.